Partnership working
Partnership working is playing an increasingly
important role in local government.
In 2005, the Audit Commission's
(external link) report 'Governing Partnerships: Bridging the
Accountability Gap' recognised that local partnerships are
essential to deliver improvements in local people's quality of
life.
Partnerships can bring significant
benefits. They can provide flexibility, innovation and
additional financial and human resources to improve service
delivery to the community.
Allerdale Borough Council recognises the strength and value of
effective partnerships in contributing to the improvement of
service delivery and in meeting its strategic priorities. We
recognise that we do not have the resources to do everything
ourselves and so we are committed to working with others to develop
and deliver our shared goals more efficiently.
The Council is involved in partnerships to tackle unemployment,
regenerate towns, transform housing and neighbourhoods, keep the
borough clean and green, reduce crime, and provide leisure
facilities and children’s summer activities, among others.
Three examples of the Council’s successful partnerships are with
Derwent and Solway Housing Association, the Routes to Work
employment initiative and Carlisle Leisure Limited who manage the
Council’s leisure centres.
Pride in West
Cumbria
“Pride in West Cumbria” is an initiative developed by the West
Cumbria Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership to increase the
awareness of partnership working in West Cumbria; and in doing so
the campaign will focus on those safer and stronger issues,
activities and initiatives which make a difference to the lives of
people living, working and visiting West Cumbria.
As the campaign develops there will be examples of community
'heroes and heroines' from throughout West Cumbria, highlighting
the main aim of the campaign which is to feature real stories with
real people. There will also be “Up My Street” videos in
which the public will be involved, by identifying locations where
positive changes have taken place in their local areas.
Visit www.timesandstar.co.uk/pride (external
link) for all the latest news and stories from the Pride in West
Cumbria campaign.